| Merrie Monarch Festival | |
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| Dates |
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| Location(s) | Edith Kanakaʻole Multi-Purpose Stadium at Hoʻolulu Park, Hilo, Hawaii |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Founders | Helen Hale, Gene Wilhelm, George Naʻope |
| Website | www |
The Merrie Monarch Festival is a week-long cultural festival that takes place annually in Hilo, Hawaii during the week after Easter. It honors King David Kalākaua, who was called the "Merrie Monarch" for his patronage of the arts and is credited with restoring many Hawaiian cultural traditions during his reign, including hula.[1] Many hālau hula (schools), including some from the U.S. mainland[2] and some international performers,[3] attend the festival each year to participate in exhibitions and competitions. The festival has received worldwide attention and is considered the most prestigious of all hula contests.[4]
Merrie Monarch week begins Easter Sunday every year.[5] The competitive hula events end the week, and occur on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday;[5] They are televised and live-streamed for free online by Hawaii News Now (formerly KHII-TV, KFVE/K5).
The 2020 Merrie Monarch festival was cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic concerns. The 2021 competition was held June 24–26, without a live audience, and was broadcast July 1–3 on KFVE.[6]
The 2023 Merrie Monarch hula competition began on April 13, 2023 at 6:00pm HST,[7] and was livestreamed free all three nights on the website of Hawaii News Now.[8]
History
The festival is dedicated to the memory of King David Kalākaua, the last king of the Kingdom of Hawaii, who reigned from 1874 until his death in 1891.[1] Kalākaua was “a patron of the arts, especially music and dance,” and is credited with reviving many endangered native Hawaiian traditions such as mythology, medicine, and chant.[1] He was also a strong supporter of the hula, a traditional form of dance. Many of these cultural practices "had been suppressed for many years under missionary teachings."[1] The festival is named after Kalākaua's nickname “Merrie Monarch” because he was known to always be happy, fun, and loving towards his people. The structure of the festival takes after Kalākaua's Silver Jubilee. This was a two-week celebration of Hawaiian culture on his 50th birthday (1886) at ʻIolani Palace on the island of Oʻahu.[9]
The Merrie Monarch Festival began in 1963 when Helene Hale, then Executive Officer of Hawaii County, decided to create an event to increase tourism to the Island of Hawaii.[10] The island had suffered from economic problems after the collapse of the sugar industry, and it was hoped that a festival would boost the depressed economy.[10] Along with George Naʻope and Gene Wilhelm, Hale organized the first Merrie Monarch Festival in 1964.[10] This festival “consisted of a King Kalākaua beard look–alike contest, a barbershop quartet contest, a relay race, a re–creation of King Kalākaua's coronation, and a Holoku Ball among other events.”[10]
George Naʻope was a well known Kumu Hula (teacher of Hawaiian dance) throughout the whole world. He studied hula from his great grandmother since he was three years old and established his own hula school, the George Naʻope Hula School, shortly after graduating high school. He taught hula in Japan, Guam, Australia, Germany, England, and both North and South America. His purpose in life was to preserve the Hawaiian culture, and he thought the festival was a perfect way of allowing the culture live on.[11]
By 1968, the festival had waned in popularity.[10] Dottie Thompson took over the festival as executive director, and transformed it into a private community organization.[10] Thompson “wanted to move the festival more toward a Hawaiian theme,” a goal that was accomplished by centering the festival events around hula.[10] In 1971 Thompson and Na’ope introduced a hula competition.[10] Nine wahine (female) hālau entered the competition in its first year, and in 1976 the festival opened the competition to kāne (male) hālau.[10]
Today, the Merrie Monarch Festival is an annual week–long event culminating in three days of prestigious hula competition.[12] It is now a non–profit organization registered with the State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.[4] Proceeds from the festival support educational scholarships, workshops, seminars, symposiums and the continuation of the event itself.[4]
Festival activities
The Merrie Monarch Festival occurs annually in the spring. It runs from Easter Sunday morning to Saturday evening.[3]
The Royal Court
For the festival, a Royal Court is created to represent King David Kalākaua and Queen Kapiʻolani and their family. The Royal Court is coordinated by Uʻilani Peralto and Luana Kawelu, who each year search for a male and female to portray the king and queen. Peralto says, “the selection committee looks to find two individuals who exemplify maturity, humility, and pride in the Hawaiian culture.” The court consists of 22 members total, typically represented by the friends and family of the chosen king and queen. The rest of the royal court includes a counselor, kahu (caretaker), ladies-in-waiting, kahili bearers, chanters, and pu kane (conch shell blowers). Each person in the royal court is educated about their roles and Kalākaua's mission. These people who make up the Royal Court represent more than just Hawaiian history, but the Hawaiian spirit that continuously flows throughout the islands.[13] The procession of the Royal Court precedes and ends each night of the Merrie Monarch hula competition, and they sit in state during the performances.
Non-competition events
The first four days of the festival consist of free, non–competition events. These include performances by local and international halau at many venues around Hilo, as well as an arts and crafts fair.[3] The Wednesday Ho'ike Night Free exhibition is very popular, and often features international hālau from other Pacific islands and Japan,[14] and native or indigenous dancers and dances from locations such as Alaska and New Zealand. A final non–competition event, the Merrie Monarch Parade, takes place on Saturday morning.[3]
Hula competition
The festivities culminate in the annual competitions held at the Edith Kanakaʻole Multipurpose Stadium in Hoʻolulu Park.[3] Dancers perform individually and in groups, with seven minutes allowed for each performance.[15]
Miss Aloha Hula
Thursday night is the first competition event. Individual female dancers compete for the title of Miss Aloha Hula.[3] Dancers perform in both modern (hula ʻauana) and traditional (hula kahiko) forms of hula, as well as chant (oli).[3]
Miss Aloha Hula is hula's top solo wahine, or women's, honor.[16] Originally known as Miss Hula, the title was later changed to Miss Aloha Hula.[16] Aloha Dalire, a kumu hula and hula dancer, won the first Miss Aloha Hula under her maiden name, Aloha Wong, in 1971.[16][17]
The Miss Aloha Hula competition began in 1971. Each hālau may submit one contestant who is 18 to 25 years old and unmarried. Each contestant performs a hula kahiko and hula 'auana. For kahiko, they must perform an oli, ka'i, mele, and ho'i in the 7 minute time limit. No microphones are used for the oli and minimal makeup is applied. They are also judged on their costuming and leis.
Group hula kahiko
There are two divisions of group competition, the male (kāne) division and the female (wahine) division.[18] Friday night features hālau performing ancient style hula.[3]
Group hula ʻauana
Saturday night features hālau performing modern style hula. Awards are also announced on Saturday night.[3]
Judging criteria
During their performances hālau and individuals are judged in a variety of categories. First, there is the entrance (kaʻi).[19] During their chant (oli) and dance (hula), judges look for interpretation of the song being performed, expression of the hula, chant, or song, posture, precision, hand gestures, feet and body movement, grooming, and authenticity of costume and adornments.[19] Finally there is the exit off stage (hoʻi).[19] Performers are scored on each aspect of the performance.
Cultural impact
Many believe that the Merrie Monarch Festival “brought about a renaissance of Hawaiian culture.”[15] The festival identifies four goals related to Hawaiian culture: “1) Perpetuating the traditional culture of the Hawaiian people; 2) Developing and augmenting a living knowledge of Hawaiian arts and crafts through workshops, demonstrations, exhibitions and performances of the highest quality and authenticity; 3) Reaching those who might not otherwise have the opportunity to participate; and, 4) Enriching the future lives of all of Hawaii's children,” and claims that through the festival “thousands of people in Hawaii and throughout the world are learning about the history and culture of Hawaii.” [4] The Merrie Monarch Festival “has received worldwide recognition for its historic and cultural significance.” [4]
Television coverage and web livestream
The festival was first broadcast on local TV in 1981, when KITV brought the festival to homes across Hawaii. Coverage began as taped and edited highlight segments and eventually went live.[20] KITV broadcast the festival for 29 years; in 2009, Luana Kawelu, who had recently taken over the job of president of the Merrie Monarch Festival, signed a deal with competitor KFVE to broadcast the festival in 2010 and beyond.[21]
The hula competition is livestreamed for free all three nights on the website of Hawaii News Now, so that persons not living in Hawaii may enjoy it.[22]
Nā Hiwahiwa O Hawai'i festival, Japan
For some hālau, the festival does not end after the competition is over. Those who place in the competition are then invited to attend the Nā Hiwahiwa Festival in Tokyo, Japan. This festival includes Merrie Monarch Festival winners and Nā Hōku Hanohano winners. This festival is a celebration of the Hawaiian dancers and singers who received award-winning recognition in these competitions. Japan is one of the biggest supporters in the world of hula and the Hawaiian culture. Japanese hula schools do not compete in the Merrie Monarch Festival, but most of the schools travel to Hilo every year to support the hula hālau and experience the festivities Merrie Monarch has to offer.[23]
Participants, winners, and judges
Miss Aloha Hula
Key:
- 1st Place
- 2nd Place
- 3rd Place
- 4th Place
- 5th Place
1970s
| Hālau | Kumu | 1979 | 1978 | 1977 | 1976 | 1975 | 1974 | 1973 | 1972 | 1971 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hālau Hula O Pukaikapuaokalani | Ellen Castillo | — | Pualani Chang | — | ||||||
| Hālau 'O Kahealani | — | Aulani Newalu | — | |||||||
| 'Ilima Hula Studio | — | Ululani Duenas | Leimomi Maria | — | ||||||
| Johnny Lum Ho Hula Studio | Johnny Lum Ho | — | Dee Dee Aipolani** | — | ||||||
| Kaleo 'O Nani Loa Studio | — | Cheryl Nalani Guernesy | — | |||||||
| Keolalaulani Hālau ‘Ōlapa O Laka | — | Regina Makaikai Igarashi | — | Aloha Wong | ||||||
| Louise Kaleiki Hula Studio | — | Kalani Kalawa | — | |||||||
| Pā'ū O Hi'iaka | Jody Imehana Mitchell | — | ||||||||
| Piilani Watkins Hula Studio | — | Dee Dee Aipolani | — | |||||||
1980s
| Hālau | Kumu | 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 | 1984 | 1983 | 1982 | 1981 | 1980 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hālau Hula 'O Kahikilaulani | Nāhōkūokalani Gaspang | — | Sheldeen Kaleimomi Kaleohano | — | |||||||
| Hālau O Ka Ua Kanilehua | Johnny Lum Ho | — | Lisa Ku'uipo Doi | — | Geola Pua | Dayna Kanani Oda | Brenda Alidon | Kaula Kamahele | |||
| Hau'oli Hula Hālau | — | Twyla Ululani Mendez | — | ||||||||
| Hālau O Nā Maoli Pua | Pi'ilani Smith | — | |||||||||
| The Ladies of Ke'ala O Ka Lauwa'e | — | Leimomi Nuuhiwa | Healani Youn | — | |||||||
1990s
| Hālau | Kumu | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hālau Hula Olana | Howard & Olana Ai | — | Kapi'olani Lanchenko | — | Natalie Noelani Ai | ||||||
| Hālau Hula 'O Hokulani | Hokulani De Rego | Leinani Kahikilaulani De Rego | — | ||||||||
| Hālau Hula 'O Kahikilaulani | Rae Kahiki Fonseca | Misty Mahealani 'Aina* | — | ||||||||
| Hālau Hula 'O Ka Ua Kāhune | — | Tami Kamaile Nakamura | — | ||||||||
| Hālau Ka Ua Kilihune | Al Makahinu Barcarse | Cyd La'ie Anahiwa Gaspar | — | ||||||||
| Hālau Ka Waikahe Lani Malie | Kumu Hula Blaine Kamalani Kia | Caroline Rose Kawaemakaleha Julian | — | ||||||||
| Hālau Keali'i O Nalani | Keali'i Ceballos | Meleoka'uka'ulele Hiraiwa | — | ||||||||
| Hālau Kealakapawa | Michael Ka'ilipunohu Canopin | Lisa Lei Makaonaona Wuest | Alexandra Makaonaona Obra | — | |||||||
| Hālau Mōhala 'Ilima | Māpuana de Silva | Dawn Napua'ala Abrams | — | Kehaulani Enos | — | Liz Madrona | — | ||||
| Hālau O Ka Ua Kanilehua | Johnny Lum Ho | — | Pauliann Kaleonani Kekela | — | Napua Greig | — | |||||
| Hālau 'O Ke Ānuenue | Glenn Kelena Vasconcellos | Kelly Lee Kaheanani Wehrsig | — | Karla Kanoelehua Kahawaiola'a | — | ||||||
| Hula Hālau ‘O Kamuela | Kunewa Mook & Kau'ionālani Kamana'o | — | Joselyn Leialoha Robins | — | |||||||
| Ka Pā Hula O Kauanoe O Wa'ahila | Mae Ulalia Long Loebenstein | — | Allison Kailihiwa Kaha'ipi'ilani Vaughan | — | Maelia Lani Kahanuola Loebenstein | — | |||||
| Keali'ikaapunihonua Ke'ena A'o Hula | — | Ku'ukamalani Ho | — | ||||||||
| Keolalaulani Hālau ‘Ōlapa O Laka | Aloha Dalire | Keolalaulani Dalire | Kealohapau'ole Ho'omana* | — | Kauimaiokalaniākea Dalire | Kapualokeokalaniākea Dalire | — | ||||
| Moana's Hula Halau | Moana Dudoit & Raquel Dudoit | JaimeLyn Kahanakekukuiokalani Pele | — | ||||||||
| Nā Lei O Kaholoku | — | Rebecca Kahikilani Kay | — | ||||||||
| Nā Wai 'Ehā O Puna | O'Brian Eselu & Thaddius Wilson | — | Lokalia Kahele | — | Tracie Ka'onohilani Farias | — | Tracie Ka'onohilani Farias | — | |||
2000s
| Hālau | Kumu | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hālau Ho'ola Ka Mana O Hawai'i | Frank Keli'i Chang | — | Anelaokalani Leon-Guerrero | — | Kaylee Kapuananiikekai-hawanawana Weyker | Jacklyn Kapuamakamae Abella | |||||
| Hālau Hula 'O Hōkūlani | Hōkūlani & Larry De Rego | — | Leonani Nāho'oikaika | — | Brooke Kealahou Takara | — | |||||
| Hālau Hula 'O Kahikilaulani | Rae Kahiki Fonseca | — | Gabrielle Kamalamalamaonalani Yamashita | — | |||||||
| Hālau Hula 'O Napunaheleonapua | Rich Pedrina | — | Laura Ke'alaonaona Imai | Laura Ke'alaonaona Imai | — | ||||||
| Hālau Hula O Pukaikapuaokalani | Ellen Castillo | — | Naomi Pi'ilaniho'o-mālamala-maokalani Klein | — | Kamealoha Elaban-Hall | Kiara Ku'upualikolehua Cariaga | |||||
| Hālau Hula Olana | Howard & Olana Ai | Malia Ann Kaleihiwahiwa-onamakua Marks | Ellyse U'ilani Urabe | Malia Ann Marks | Moanike'ala Nabarro | — | Kellilynn Kanoelani Cockett Smith | Shelsea Lilia Makanoe Lindsey Ai | Shelsea Lilia Makanoe Lindsey Ai | Noelle Kameali'imailani Shiroma | Lauren Leialoha Kana'e* |
| Hālau I Ka Wēkiu | Karl Veto Baker & Michael Casupang | Kiara Masayo Kalehuaikauanoe Wheeler | — | Ka'enaaloha-okau'ikau-kehakeha Aoe Hopkins* | — | Bianca Keopuolani Rapu Leitel | Ka'enaaloha-okau'ikau-kehakeha Aoe Hopkins | — | |||
| Hālau Ka Ua Kilihune | Al Makahinu Barcarse | — | Cyd La'ie Gasper | — | |||||||
| Hālau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniākea | Kapua Dalire-Moe | Nicole Kehaulani Aki Taniguchi | — | ||||||||
| Hālau Ka Waikahe Lani Malie | Blaine Kamalani Kia | — | Tamra Leilani Porter | Ku'uleialoha Manya Chun | |||||||
| Hālau Ke Kia'i A O Hula | Kapi'olani Ha'o | — | Stephanie Makalapua Lum Yee | Shanena Ku'uipookalani Lino | — | Sheena Makalihaliha Lino | Shanena Ku'uipookalani Lino | Makahilahila Lino | Ku'uipo'okalani Lino | ||
| Hālau Kealakapawa | Michael Ka'ilipunohu Canopin | — | Wendee Hualani Lim | — | |||||||
| Hālau Keali'i O Nālani | Keali'i Ceballos | — | Leilanipuakou Rojas | Leilani Rojas | — | Ka'imilani Lamorena | — | Hoku Koga | Meleoka'uka'ulele Hiraiwa | Gillian Akeakamai Odani | |
| Hālau Ke'alaokamaile | Keali'i Reichel | Cherissa Henoheanāpua-ikawaokele Kāne* | — | ||||||||
| Hālau Mōhala 'Ilima | Māpuana de Silva | — | Kapala'iula de Silva | Erica Kau'ionalani Awana | Kapalai'ula Kamakaleiakawainui de Silva | Maya Kawailanaokeawaiki Saffery | Natasha Lokelani Lopez* | Meali'i Kapiko | Gwendolen Mino'aka Demesillo | Kahikina de Silva | Miki'ala Lidstone |
| Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka | Nāpua Greig | — | Ipolei Kaowili | — | Makalani Hanau I Ka Manawa Ua Kipalale Mai Kuahiwi Sarai Pukuna Himsa Franco-Francis | Jennifer Oramanuitaumaiterai Brault* | Trina Lee Kawailehua Perkins | — | |||
| Hālau Nā Mamo O Ka'ala | Tiare Noelani Chang | Ashley Kananioalapa'i Artis | Janelle Emalia Pōhainaniokauanoe Chang | — | Dawn 'Anelalani Lleces | Erika Kanani Kealoha | — | ||||
| Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu'uanahulu | William Kahakuleilehua Haunu'u Sonny Ching/Lōpaka Igarta-DeVera | Kaholo Kahikipi'ilani Pānui | Julie 'Ilikea Afong | — | Maile Emily Kau'ilani-onāpuaehi'i-poiokeānuenue-okeola Francisco | Natasha Mahealani Akau* | Jennifer Kehaulani Oyama* | — | |||
| Hālau O Ka Hanu Lehua | Carlson Kamaka Kukona III | Gerilyn Snow Emata | — | Mieko Mahealani Treaster | — | ||||||
| Hālau O Ka Ua Kanilehua | Johnny Lum Ho | — | Chrissy Noelani Kama | Kasie Puahala Kaleohano | Natasha Kamalamalama-okalailoko-kapu'uwaime-hanaokekeiki-punahele Oda | — | |||||
| Halau O Ke 'A'ali'i Ku Makani | Manu Boyd | — | Bianca Ua'imaikalani Meheula | — | Kaiwipunikauikawekiu Punihei Anthony | — | |||||
| Hālau O Ke Ānuenue | Glenn Kelena Vasconcellos | — | Sharay Uemura | Rashanti Kiana 'A'ali'i Ka'awaloa | Jadelyn Mokihana Kalaukoa | — | Jennifer Kehaulani Wehrsig | ||||
| Hālau O Lilinoe | Sissy Kaio & Lilinoe Kaio | — | Edyann He'ali'ionālani Stanley-Gore | — | |||||||
| Hālau O Nā Pua Kukui | Ed Collier | — | Aisha Kilikina Kanoelani Valmoja | — | Devynne Ellysse Kum Ung Leihokumainalani Sue | — | Darmaine Noriko Hokulani Taba | — | |||
| Hula Hālau ‘O Kamuela | Kunewa Mook & Kau'ionālani Kamana'o | C'ari Mae Kawailehua Kealoha | Aureana Kamali'io'iwalani Tseu | Aureana Kamali'io'iwalani Tseu | Sharde Kamalamalamaonalani Mersberg | Jasmine Helena Orlando | — | Melanie Lehua Kim | Malia Ann Kawailanamalie Petersen* | — | Tehani Kealamailani Gonzado |
| Hula Hālau ‘O Lilinoe | Sissy Lilinoe Kaio | — | Faye Lei U'i Brigoli | — | Nicole Ka'ale'a Riveira | — | |||||
| Hula Halau O Moana | Moana & Raquel Dudoit | — | Joy Chiemi Kaholomoana Espiritu | — | |||||||
| Hula Hālau Nā Lei O Kaholokū | — | Bernice Alohanamakana-maikalanimai Davis-Lim | — | ||||||||
| Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka La | Kumu Hula Kaleo Trinidad | — | Tatiana Kawehiokalani Miu Lan Tseu | Jeri-Lynn Kealolahilahi Koko | — | ||||||
| Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha'eha'e | Tracie & Keawe Lopes | Maria Ka'iulani Kanehailua | — | ||||||||
| Ka Pā Hula O Ka Lei Lehua | Snowbird Puananiopaoakalani Bento | — | Bianca Kulia Kaleinani Costa | Cherish Kahikahiwaokalani Kama | — | ||||||
| Ka Pā Hula O Kamehameha | Holoua Stender | — | Hi'ileiokalani Costa | Malia Hi'iakaikawenaokeao Stender | Snowbird Puananiopaoakalani Bento* | — | |||||
| Ka Pā Hula O Kauanoe O Wa'ahila | Maelia Loebenstein-Carter | — | Keonilei Ku‘uwehiokalā Kaniaupio Fairbanks* | Carly Makanani Ah Sing | — | Laura Leiali'iokalani-hekilimakani-lunaonapali Mano'i* | — | ||||
| Kano'eau Dance Academy | Ke'ala Kukona | — | Cialyn Thara Kawahineikuliakau'i Broclic Kukona-Pacheco | Cialyn Thara Kawahineikuliakau'i Broclic Kukona-Pacheco | — | ||||||
| Kawaili'ulā | Chinky Māhoe | — | Vonn Hanaloia Gerona | ||||||||
| Ke Kai O Kahiki | La'akea Perry & O'Brian Eselu | — | Kristy Ann Ku'uipou'iokalani Perez-Kaiwi | — | Nicole Eleanor Moani Taylor Schmidt | — | Erica Lauren Duran | ||||
| Keali'ika'apunihonua Ke'ena A'o Hula | Leimomi Ho | — | Lehuanani Young | — | |||||||
| Keolalaulani Hālau ‘Ōlapa O Laka | Aloha Dalire | Pōhaikau'ilani Ann Nu'uhiwa | Kalimakuhilani Akemi Kalāmanamana Suganuma* | Jhameel Lewalani Sachiko Duarte | — | Pohaikau'ilani Ann Nu'uhiwa | — | Lauren Teani Kahiwahiwa Buchner | Lei'ohelo'ulaokalaniopele K. K. Hewett | — | Mavis Ali'imanukai Kanei |
| Nani Ola Hawaiian Dance Company | Kanani Pharr-Cadaoas | — | Melanie Makaonaona Kakaio | — | |||||||
| Nā Hula O Kaohikukapulani | Kapu Kinimaka Alquiza | Kristi Keahiapele Celebrado | — | Amanda Puamohala Weinstein | — | Jona Makaonaona Scott | — | Kara Leionani Chow* | — | Eileen Maihiokalani Estenzo | — |
| Nā Punua O Kaua'i | Wallace & Shanna Punua | — | Kei'alohionalani Katherine Punua | ||||||||
| Puamana Hula Studio | Puluelo Park | — | Malia Ko'i'ulaokawaolehua Bird | — | |||||||
| Pukalani Hula Hale | Nina Maxwell & Hi'ilei Maxwell-Juan | — | Anne Matsumoto | — | Miki Kamalei Tokunaga | ||||||
2010s
| Hālau | Kumu | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Hawaiian Arts | Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu | — | Jazzlyn Kawailani Y.P. Kaleohano | — | |||||||
| Hālau Hi'iakaināmakalehua | Robert Ke'ano Ka'upu IV & Lono Padilla | Taizha Keakealani Hughes-Kaluhiokalani* | Nicole Mailenani Yuen | Kelina Kiyoko Ke'ano'ilehua Tiffany Eldredge | Kayli Ka'iulani Carr | Abby Claire Hali'ahauola Resulta | Tiana Makanao-keali'imakamae Kuni | — | |||
| Hālau Hula 'O Kahikilaulani | Nāhōkūokalani Gaspang | Kiana Kaheanani Costa | — | Hōkūlani Kaiola McKeague | — | Ashlyn Aulani Tavares | |||||
| Hālau Hula Ka Lehua Tuahine | Ka'ilihiwa Vaughan-Darval | Mami Kapi'inaakalā Erica Ogiwara | — | ||||||||
| Hālau Hula O Pukaikapuaokalani | Ellen Castillo | — | Deizsa Kealohielike-mekalaikeawakea Moniz | ||||||||
| Hālau Hula Olana | Howard & Olana Ai, and Shelsea Ai Apana | Breann Kamakaokalani Sachiko Brewer | — | Alyssa Marie Ku'ulaniopu'u Mitsuko Akiyama | Alyssa Marie Ku'ulaniopu'u Mitsuko Akiyama | — | Jazmine Janee Kau'ionālani Albalos | — | |||
| Hālau I Ka Wēkiu | Karl Veto Baker & Michael Casupang | — | Shenaniah Ku'ulei'awapuhi-melemelenaanuhea Romias | — | Whitney Pi'ilani Baldwin Schneider-Furuya | Sarah Kamaleialohai-kapolionāmākua Noyle | Ronnie Nanea Esuko Oda | — | |||
| Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leinā'ala | Leinā'ala Pavao Jardin | — | Amanda Hiwalei Aliser | Brylyn Noelani 'Aiwohi* | Jayna Marie Kau'iokalanimālie Shaffer | Nicole Nalani Ishibashi | — | Jayna Kau'iokalanimālie Shaffer | — | ||
| Hālau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniākea | Kapua Dalire-Moe | Tasha Kauluwehiokalani Ah Quin-Soren | Shayla Makanoe Mie Thompson | Leilani Nicole Wilson | Ashley Kilioulaninuiamamao-hoo'pi'iwahinekapualoke-okalaniakea Lai | — | Desire Likeloanani O Makuahine DeSilva | Chantelle Lindsey Kau'inohea Su'a | — | ||
| Hālau Keali'i O Nālani | Keali'i Ceballos | — | Kanani Yamashita-Iida | Lekili Tanaka | |||||||
| Hālau Ke'alaokamaile | Keali'i Reichel | — | Tori Hulali Canha | Oralani Koa* | |||||||
| Hālau Kekuaokalā'au'ala'iliahi | Haunani & ‘Iliahi Paredes | Ka'imilani Marie Corpuz | Meagan Puanani Guerrero | Leimakamae Maura Kea | Christie Mariko Keahonui Kimura | Kelsey Marie Ku'ulei Miliama Haina Galago | Kamalani Kaleimomi Kahalepoli Kawa'a | Sloane Makana West | Tiana-Lynn Nālani Manuel | — | |
| Hālau Manaola | Nani Lim Yap | — | Asialynn Genoa Kalihilihi‘ulaonā-lehua‘ohōpoe Yap | — | |||||||
| Hālau Mōhala 'Ilima | Māpuana de Silva | — | Sarah Kapuahelani Sterling | Elizabeth Pualani Steele | Rebecca Lilinoekekapa-hauomaunakea Sterling | Makanani Akiona | Christina Mahinakauahiahi Gamayo | ||||
| Hālau Nā Lei Hiwahiwa 'O Ku'ualoha | Sammye Ku'ualoha Young | — | Melia Kau'ikeonalani Carmen Taganas | — | |||||||
| Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka | Nāpua Greig | — | Shalia Kapuau'ionālani Kikuyo Kamakaokalani | Miriam Anuhea Kamakanaokealoha Hokoana Arakawa | Kamie-Lei Kāhealani Yoshiko Fujiwara | 'Ānela U'ilani Ruth Fusano Tanigawa | Hulali Ka'imi'āina Ciera De Lima | Manalani Mili Hokoana English* | — | Manalani Mili Hokoana English | Jade Kealani Snow |
| Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu'uanahulu | William Kahakuleilehua Haunu'u Sonny Ching/Lōpaka Igarta-DeVera | Shirell Ku'upuamakamae Holokai Paro | Kinohi Kealohilani Mirafuentes | — | Brandi Nālani Morales | Pualani Armstrong | Amber Kanoelani Rosenberg | — | Ashlynne Kahoapilianakupuna Jingao | ||
| Hālau O Ka Hanu Lehua | Carlson Kamaka Kukona III | Kalena Kawohikūkapulani Young Ho'opi'i | — | Leila Noelani Ku'uleimomi Rodrigues | — | ||||||
| Hālau O Ka Ua Kanilehua | Johnny Lum Ho | — | Alana Maureen Ka'ano'anookalani Paiva | — | Kayshlyn Keauli'imailani Victoria De Sa | — | Kayshlyn Keauli'imailani Victoria De Sa | — | Taysha-Lei Kapuau'ioka-lehuamamomae'ole De Sa | ||
| Hālau O Ke Ānuenue | Glenn Kelena Vasconcellos | — | Kelsey Kauluwehiokauanoe Iyo | — | Stephanie Puakea Whitehall | — | |||||
| Hālau O Lilinoe | Sissy Kaio & Lilinoe Kaio | — | Maile Ualani Haili Stant | ||||||||
| Hālau O Nā Pua Kukui | Ed Collier | — | Jaimie Elizabeth Kapuau'ionālani Kennedy | Jaimie Elizabeth Kapuau'ionālani Kennedy | — | ||||||
| Hālau O Po'ohala | Krisella Leilani Gabriele Beamer Solomon | — | Leiomālama Tamasese Solomon | — | |||||||
| Hula Hālau ‘O Kamuela | Kunewa Mook & Kau'ionālani Kamana'o | Alyssa Ayumi Ka'imilani Dolbeare | Paoakalani Ashley Montgomery | Julyen Machiko Kaloke Kaluna | 'Aulani Kamea'i'omakamae Latorre-Holt | Jasmine Kaleihiwa Dunlap* | Asia Leolani Ha'aheo'oluaipo Maka'awa'awa | Jasmine Kaleihiwa Dunlap | Shaunté Carolyn Leialoha Nobriga | Chelsea Kēhaulani Tacub | Māhealani Mika Hirao-Solem |
| Hula Hālau O Kou Lima Nani | Iwalani Kalima | — | Joelle Nohealani Kalima | — | |||||||
| Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha'eha'e | Tracie & Keawe Lopes | Lindsey Kahiehielauna'ole Miwa Ching | Ecstasy Jetta Laverne Kamakalikolehua Ligon* | Ariana Ka'ano'ikehaikūlō'ihia Kaliliokū Akaka | Ecstasy Jetta Laverne Kamakalikolehua Ligon | Noelani Dudoit | Ke'alohilani Tara Eliga Serrao* | Chalei Malianapuaonahala Pu'ulei McKee | Brandi Pu'uwainani Hart | Maria Ka'iulani Kanehailua | Mahina Macfarlane |
| Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka Lā | Kaleo Trinidad | — | Tifeni Gene Ann Kanoe Elvenia | — | Summer Malamaisaua Kawailana Manuma | Tiana Makanao-keali'imakamae Kuni | Delys Hulalimaikalanimai Kanemura Recca | ||||
| Ka Pā Hula O Ka Lei Lehua | Snowbird Puananiopaoakalani Bento | — | Jessica Ke'alohilani Barut | Shawna Pihanakalani Kwai Nun Kapana | Puanani Ashley Reis-Moniz* | — | |||||
| Ka Pā Hula O Kauanoe O Wa'ahila | Maelia Loebenstein Carter | — | Ashlyn Kahelelani Ma'a | — | 'Ano'ile'a Huali Clemente | Keahiahi Sharon Long* | 'Ānela Marie Kawehikulaonālani Evans | — | |||
| Kawaili'ulā | Chinky Māhoe | Maile Yurika Garrett | Maile Yurika Garrett | Chelei Kameleonālani Kahalewai | — | ||||||
| Ke'ena A'o Hula | Leimomi Ho | Kealohilani Gardner Keali'ika'apunihonua | — | Tiffany Kulani DeSilva | — | ||||||
| Keolalaulani Hālau ‘Ōlapa O Laka | Aloha Dalire & Keola Dalire | — | Tiana Kehaulani Arrocena Soares | Ashley Kilioulaninuiamamao-ho'opi'iwahinekapualoke-okalaniakea Lai | — | Brittainy Catherine 'Iolani Su'a | |||||
| Moana's Hula Hālau | Raquel Dudoit & Valerie Dudoit-Temahaga | — | Ceriann Akemi Moana Espiritu | Larriley Kehaulani Kaleonahe Kekahuna Rawlins | — | ||||||
| Nā Pua Me Kealoha | Sissy Kaio & Lilinoe McCormack | — | Jessica Hi'iakaikaliko'oke'a'ali'i Osorio | — | Maile Ualani Haili Stant | ||||||
| Pukalani Hula Hale | Hi'ilei Maxwell-Juan | — | Ashley Leinā'ala Juan | — | |||||||
2020s
| Hālau | Kumu | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hālau Hi'iakaināmakalehua | Robert Ke'ano Ka'upu IV & Lono Padilla | Lilia Asayo Mccabe Takahashi | — | Marina La'akea Choi | — |
| Hālau Hula 'O Nāpunaheleonāpua | Rich Pedrina | — | Kaleikaumaka Destiny Kaimanaimolii Bartolome Cruz | ||
| Hālau Hula Ka Lehua Tuahine | Kaʻilihiwa Vaughan-Darval | Kayla Sachi Celades | Tayla-Nohealeimamo Kamaehukauikapono Taʻuhere Vaughan-Darval | — | |
| Hālau I Ka Wēkiu | Karl Veto Baker & Michael Casupang | Līhau ʻĪmaikalani Ichinose | — | ||
| Hālau Ka Lehua Pua Kamaehu | Kasie Puahala Kaleohano & Brandi Nohelani Barrett | Chianti Kamailekaluhea Motta | Tehani Kaleohoneonālani Barrett | — | |
| Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leināʻala | Leināʻala Pavao Jardin | Heleolanimaināmakaohāʻena Hailee Jo Yokotake | Breeze Ann Kalehuaonālani Vidinha Pavao | — | |
| Hālau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniākea | Kapua Dalire-Moe | — | Jazmine Nohealani Adams-Clarke | Manaia Kawaipua-makanakau'ikawēkiume-kanoeu'iokeolamaikalaniākea Dalire-Moe | Ashley Kilioulaninuiamamao-hoopiiwahinekapualoke-okalaniakea Lai |
| Hālau Kala'akeakauikawēkiu | Kenneth Dean Alohapumehanaokalā Victor | — | Pōlaʻa Kalaniʻelima Yim | Shyla Hehāli'aalohapūlamakeolalani Victor | — |
| Hālau Kekuaokalā‘au‘ala‘iliahi | Haunani & ‘Iliahi Paredes | Amedée Kauakohemālamalama Conley-Kapoi | Karlee Pōhaikealoha Rita Chong Kee | Kyleigh Hōkūao Manuel-Sagon | — |
| Hālau Lilia Makanoe | Shelsea Lilia Ai | Ke‘ala Kaleinaniho‘opulakaumakamauloa Cabison-Kaho‘onei | — | Renee Maile Eveliga Kaikaina Tataipu | — |
| Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka | Nāpua Greig Silva | Shayla Angeline Kamalei Ballesteros | Pōhaikealoha Olikolani Artates | — | |
| Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu | William Kahakuleilehua Haunuʻu Sonny Ching/Lōpaka Igarta-DeVera | Caly Ann Kamō‘īwahineokaimana Ragonton Domingo | Meleana Kamalani Mirafuentes* | — | |
| Hālau O Ka Hanu Lehua | Carlson Kamaka Kukona III | — | Jill-Lyan Makanaokalani Mae-Ling Mamizuka | Riann Nālani Michiko Fujihara | Cierra Mei-Ling Hau'olimaikalani Pagaduan Chow |
| Hula Hālau ‘O Kamuela | Kunewa Mook & Kau‘ionālani Kamana‘o | Nāhaku‘elua ‘Āpuakēhau Kekauoha | Je’ani-Jade Kalamaolaikapohakea Pavao | Auli'ionāpualokekūonaona Jon-Marie Hisayo Faurot | — |
| Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha'eha'e | Tracie & Keawe Lopes | Ka‘ōnohikaumakaakeawe Kananiokeakua Holokai Lopes* | Agnes Renee Leihiwahiwai-kapolionāmakua Thronas Brown | Pi'ikea Kekīhenelehuawewehiikekau'ōnohi Lopes* | Rosemary Ka'imilei Keamoai-Strickland |
| Kawai‘ulaokalā | Keli'iho'omalu Puchalski | — | Hi‘ilei Lanikauakapukapuokeānuenue Puchalski | Crishelle Kaleiohōkū Young | |
| Kawaili‘ulā | Chinky Māhoe | — | Moanike'ala Fiafia Irene Silva | Moanike'ala Fiafia Irene Silva | |
| Ke Kai O Kahiki | La‘akea Perry | — | Maka'ala Kahikinaokalālani Victoria Perry* | ||
| Keolalaulani Hālau ‘Ōlapa O Laka | Keola Dalire | — | Eva Rose Keaoʻōpuaikalaʻi Espinoza | — | |
| Nā Pualei O Likolehua | Niuli‘i Heine Kapālama | Kamalupawehi Abad | — | ||
| Pua Ali‘i ‘Ilima | Vicky Holt Takamine & Jeff Takamine | Nicole Mei Lan Kaleihiwaokeali‘iokaloa Takamine | — | ||
Notes:
- * denotes Winner of the Hawaiian Language Award
- ** denotes winner that was later disqualified because she was too young
Hālau
Hālau may participate in the Wahine or Kāne divisions, or both. For each division, they must perform a group kahiko and 'auana.
- Color key
Competed in Wahine & Miss Aloha Hula |
Competed in Kāne & Miss Aloha Hula |
Competed in Wahine & Kāne & Miss Aloha Hula |
Competed in Wahine |
Competed in Kāne |
Competed in Wahine & Kāne |
Competed in Miss Aloha Hula |
# = Nth Place Wahine # = Nth Place Kāne O = Overall K = Kahiko A = 'Auana M = Miss Aloha Hula
| Hālau | Kumu | Location | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Hawaiian Arts | Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu | Oakland, CA | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Beamer-Solomon Hālau O Po'ohala | Hulali Solomon-Covington | Kohala, Hawai'i | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Hālau 'O Lilinoe | Sissy Kaio & Lilinoe Kaio | Carson, California | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Hālau Hi'iakaināmakalehua | Robert Ke'ano Ka'upu IV & Lono Padilla | Kalihi Kai, O'ahu | 1O 1K 2A | 1A 1A | 5K 4A 2O 2K 3A 3M | 1K 3O 2K | 3A 1M | 1K 3M | 1O 1K 1M | 3K 1M | 2M | — | |||||||
| Hālau Hula 'O Hōkūlani | Hōkūlani & Larry De Rego | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Hālau Hula 'O Kahikilaulani | Nāhōkūokalani Gaspang | Hilo, Hawai'i | — | — | 1A | — | 2K | 1K 2A | 3K** 2A | 2A | 4A 3O 4K 3A | — | — | ||||||
| Hālau Hula 'O Nāpunaheleonāpua | Rich Pedrina | Kāne'ohe, O'ahu & Hilo, Hawai'i | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Hālau Hula Ka Lehua Tuahine | Ka'ilihiwa Vaughan-Darval* | Mānoa, O'ahu | 4K 5A | 3K 5A | 5A | — | 1A | — | |||||||||||
| Hālau Hula Kauluokalā | Uluwehi Guerrero | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Hālau Hula Ke 'Olu Makani O Mauna Loa | Meleana Manuel | Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai'i | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Hālau Hula Lani Ola | Puanani Jung | Laguna Hills, CA | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Hālau Hula Nā Pua U'i O Hawai'i | Etua Lopes | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Hālau Hula O Kaleimomi | Sheldeen Kaleimomi Haleamau* | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Hālau Hula O Kauhionāmauna | Theresa Kauhionāmauna Ramento Tehiva | Waipahu, O'ahu | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Hālau Hula O Keola-Ali'iokekai | Iola Balubar | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Hālau Hula O Pukaikapuaokalani | Ellen Castillo | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Hālau Hula Olana | Howard & Olana Ai, and Shelsea Ai Apana | Pu'uloa, O'ahu | — | 5A | 5K | ||||||||||||||
| Hālau I Ka Wēkiu | Karl Veto Baker & Michael Casupang | Pauoa, O'ahu | — | 5A 4O 3K 3A | 4A | 5A 4K 4A | 1A | — | 5K 4K | 2A 5M | 1O 1K 1A | — | |||||||
| Hālau Ka Lehua Pua Kamaehu | Kasie Puahala Kaleohano & Brandi Nohelani Barrett | Hilo, Hawai'i | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leinā'ala | Leinā'ala Pavao Jardin | Kalāheo, Kaua'i | 2O 2O 2K 2A 4M | 3O 3O 5K 2A 2M | 1O 1O 1K 1A | 4O 5K 3A | 5A | 3K 2A | 3K 4M | 2M | 4M | 4A 5M | 3K | — | |||||
| Hālau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniākea | Kapua Dalire-Moe* | Kāne'ohe, O'ahu | 3O 2O 2K 2A 2M | 5K | — | ||||||||||||||
| Hālau Kala'akeakauikawēkiu | Kenneth Dean Alohapumehanaokalā Victor | Kona, Hawai'i | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Hālau Kawaihoa | Greg Lontayao | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Hālau Ke Kia'i A 'O Hula | Kapi'olani Ha'o | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Hālau Keali'i O Nālani | Keali'i Ceballos | Los Angeles, CA | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Hālau Ke'alaokamaile | Keali'i Reichel | — | 1O 1K 1M | 1O 1K 1A | 1M | — ku | |||||||||||||
| Hālau Kekuaokalā'au'ala'iliahi | Haunani & ‘Iliahi Paredes | Wailuku, Maui | 3O 3K 3A 2M | 1O 1K 4A | 2K 1O 1K 1A | 2O 1O 3K 1A 2O 2A | 3O 3O 4K 1A 3M | 2K 2A | 4A | 2K 4A 2M | — | ||||||||
| Hālau Keolakapuokalani | Drake Keolakapu Dudoit Delaforcé | Āliamanu & Nānākuli, O'ahu | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Hālau Kiawekūpono O Ka Ua | Ulukoa Duhaylonsod | Honokai Hale, Pukaua, Honouliuli, O'ahu | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Hālau Lilia Makanoe | Shelsea Lilia Ai | 'Aiea, O'ahu | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Hālau Manaola | Nani Lim Yap | Kohala, Hawai'i | — | 4M | 2K | — | |||||||||||||
| Hālau Mōhala 'Ilima | Māpuana de Silva | Ka'ohao, O'ahu | 5K** 3A | — | 3K | 4K | 4K | 2A | 4K 3M | 1O 1K 3A | 1A 1M | ||||||||
| Hālau Nā Kamalei O Līlīlehua | Robert Uluwehionāpuaikawēkiuokalani Cazimero | Honolulu, O'ahu | — | 1O 2K 1A | — | ||||||||||||||
| Hālau Nā Lei Hiwahiwa 'O Ku'ualoha | Sammye Ku'ualoha Young | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka | Nāpua Greig | Waiohuli, Maui | 5K** | — | 1O 1O 2K 1A 1M | 5K 5M | 2K 2A 5M | 2O 2K 3A | 1M | — | |||||||||
| Hālau Nā Mamo O Ka'ala | Tiare Noelani Chang | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu'uanahulu | William Kahakuleilehua Haunu'u Sonny Ching/Lōpaka Igarta-DeVera | Kapahulu, O'ahu | 2O 2K 1A 5M | 2O 2O 2K 3A 2O 2K 3A 3M | 3K 4A | — | 2K 3K 2A 4M | 3K 3A | — | 1O 4K 5A 1O 3K 1A | 4K 3A 5K 4A | 3O 3K 3A 4M | — | 1O 1K 1A | 1K 1A | ||||
| Hālau Nā Pua 'O Waiolama | Emery Li'ili'iokalani Aceret | Hilo, Hawai'i | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Hālau O Ka Hanu Lehua | Carlson Kamaka Kukona III | Waikapū, Maui | 4A | — | |||||||||||||||
| Hālau O Ka Ua Kanilehua | Johnny Lum Ho | Hilo, Hawai'i | — | — | 1O 1K 1A 5M | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Hālau O Ke Ānuenue | Glenn Kelena Vasconcellos | Hilo, Hawai'i | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Hālau o ke 'A'ali'i Kū Makani | Manu'aikohana Boyd | — | 1O 1K | — | |||||||||||||||
| Hālau O Nā Pua Kukui | Ed Collier | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Healani's Hula Hālau & Music Academy | Beverly Healani Sun Lan Apana Muraoka | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Hula Hālau ‘O Kamuela | Kunewa Mook & Kau'ionālani Kamana'o | Kalihi & Waimānalo, O'ahu | 3O 3O 1K 4A 3M | 4K | 3O 3K 3A 2M | — | 1O 1K 2A 5M | 5K 3A | 2M | 4A 4M | 1O 1K 4A 1M | 3O 3K 1A | 2O 2K 2A 3M | 1A | 1M | 1A | 1K 1A | ||
| Hula Hālau O Kou Lima Nani | Iwalani Kalima | Keaukaha, Hawai'i | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 'Ilima Hula Studio | Lani-Girl Kaleiki-Ahlo | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha'eha'e | Tracie* & Keawe Lopes | Pu'ahu'ula, Ko'olaupoko, O'ahu | 1O 1O 3K 1A 4K 4A 1M | 1O 1O 1K 4A 3K 1M | 2O 4K 2A 1M | 4O 3O 4K 4A 1M | 5K 2M | 2M | 1O 1O 2K 1A | 5K 3A 3M | 3K 5A 3M | 1O 1K 1A 1M | 4K 4A 4M | — | |||||
| Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka Lā | Kaleo Trinidad | Honolulu, O'ahu | — | 3O 4K 2A | — | 1O 1K | 1O 1K 1A | — | 1K 3A | 1O 2K 1A | 1A | — | |||||||
| Ka Pā Hula O Ka Lei Lehua | Snowbird Puananiopaoakalani Bento | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Ka Pā Hula O Kauanoe O Wa'ahila | Maelia Loebenstein Carter* | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Ka Pā Nani 'O Lilinoe | Lilinoe Lindsey | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Kawai'ulaokalā | Keli'iho'omalu Puchalski | Kalaepōhaku, O'ahu | 4K | 4K | 4K 3A | 4K | — | ||||||||||||
| Kawaili'ulā | Chinky Māhoe | Kailua & Mānoa, O'ahu | — | 3O 2A | 1O 1O 1K 1A | 2O 2K 4A | 5M | 1O 1K 3M | 4K 4A | 3K** | 1K | 1O 1K 1A | |||||||
| Ke Kai O Kahiki | La'akea Perry | Wai'anae, O'ahu | — | 4A 3M | 3K | 2K 3A | 3K | — | 1O 1K | 1O 1K 1A | 1O 1K | ||||||||
| Ke'ena A'o Hula | Leimomi Ho | Pālolo, O'ahu | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Ke'ala 'O Kamailelauli'ili'i | H. Kamaile Hamada | Federal Way, WA | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Keolalaulani Hālau ‘Ōlapa O Laka | Aloha Dalire* & Keola Dalire* | He'eia, Kāne'ohe, O'ahu | — | — | — | 2M | 1A | 1M | |||||||||||
| Moana's Hula Hālau | Raquel Dudoit & Valerie Dudoit-Teaga | Kaunakakai, Moloka'i | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Nā Hula O Kaohikukapulani | Kapu Kinimaka Alquiza | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Nā Lei O Kaholokū | Leialoha Lim Amina & Nani Lim Yap | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Nā Mea Hula O Kahikinaokalālani | Karla Keali'iho'omalu-Akiona | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Nā Pua Me Kealoha | Sissy Kaio & Lilinoe McCormack | Carson, California | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Nā Pualei O Likolehua | Niuli'i Heine | Kalihi, O'ahu | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Nani Ola Hawaiian Dance Company | Kanani Pharr-Cadaoas | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Pua Aliʻi ʻIlima | Vicky Hanakaʻulaniokamāmalu Holt Takamine & Jeff Kānekaiwilani Takamine | Honolulu, Oʻahu | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Pukalani Hula Hale | Hi'ilei Maxwell-Juan | Pukalani & Kahului, Maui | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Notes:
- * denotes Former Miss Aloha Hula Winner
- ** denotes a tie
Judges
| Judge | Years | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ainsley Halemanu | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alicia Keawekane Smith | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cy Bridges | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ed Collier | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Etua Lopes | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hōkūlani Holt Padilla | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Holoua Stender | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Joan S. Lindsey | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kalena Silva | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Karl Veto Baker | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kawaikapuokalani Hewett | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kealiʻi Reichel | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kehaulani Kekua | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Keith Awai | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kimo Alama Keaulana | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Leiana Woodside | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Leimomi Ho | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mae Kamāmalu Klein | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Maelia Loebenstein Carter | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nālani Kanaka‘ole Zane | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nani Lim Yap | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nathan Napoka | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Noenoelani Zuttermeister Lewis | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pat Namaka Bacon | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Piʻilani Lua | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pualani Kanakaʻole Kanahele | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rachel Lahela Kaʻaihue | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vicky Holt Takamine | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wayne Chang | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| William Kahakuleilehua Haunu'u "Sonny" Ching | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
In popular culture
Jasmin Iolani Hakes' 2023 book Hula: A Novel, which won Honolulu magazine's award for Book of the Year About Hawaii, revolves around the Merrie Monarch competition.[25][26]
See also
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